Postgraduate Diploma Wildlife and Conservation Management Distance Learning
Introduction
Postgraduate Diploma Wildlife and Conservation Management Distance Learning is a Masters program taught at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), UK. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) offers a Postgraduate Diploma Wildlife and Conservation Management focused on conservation management and wildlife surveying, with topics that also include rural land use planning. Students study eight taught modules covering areas such as ecological survey and assessment, planning and sustainability, farming, forestry and the environment, and conservation management planning. The programme also includes research design and analysis.
SRUC delivers the programme through live online lectures on weekday evenings and self-guided materials, supported by two in-person study weekends each year at venues in Scotland. These residential weekends underpin learning and provide opportunities to see and discuss practical applications of conservation management. The Postgraduate Diploma is part of a taught postgraduate programme that can lead to qualifying with a MSc.
Modules
- Ecological Survey and Assessment
- Planning and Sustainability
- Farming, Forestry and the Environment
- Advances in Land Management
- Managing the Outdoors for People and the Natural Environment
- Topical Issues in Wildlife and Conservation Management
- Conservation Management Planning
- Research Design and Analysis
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in Postgraduate Diploma Wildlife and Conservation Management Distance Learning at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) as pre-requiste for admission in Postgraduate Diploma Wildlife and Conservation Management Distance Learning.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Applications are accepted from those with at least a 2:2 Honours degree (or equivalent).
Students come from diverse backgrounds and have included graduates in Education, Business Management and History as well as in natural sciences. Exceptionally, non-graduate applicants with substantial relevant experience, along with clear motivation for the programme may be considered.
Courses Units
Please check detail of study units at https://sruc.ac.uk/course-catalogue/wildlife-and-conservation-management/postgraduate-diploma-wildlife-and-conservation-management-distance-learning
Scholarships
85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.